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Appendix:Variations of "ita" Catalan Etymology ca la -īta, from ca grc -ῑ́της. Pronunciation Suffix ca suffix -ite forms nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc. ca islam islamita Islam Muslim -ite forms demonyms ca Vietnam vietnamita Vietnam Vietnamese -ite forms rocks, minerals, or fossils ca quars quarsita quartz quartzite Derived terms ca Further reading Czech Etymology cs :bor la:-ītēs 2 1 Pronunciation Suffix cs suffix -ite forms nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc. ca islam islamita Islam Muslim -ite forms demonyms ca Vietnam vietnamita Vietnam Vietnamese -ite forms rocks, minerals, or fossils ca quars quarsita quartz quartzite Derived terms cs Further reading Esperanto Meaning When added to a word, said word can be used to describe the state of a person or thing. eo vakso + -ita = eo vaksita (waxed). la vaksita tablo (the waxed table) Pronunciation ita Suffix eo suffix See eo -it- Finnish Etymology 1 fi valita From fi urj-fin-pro *-it'ak -icce-, from fi urj-pro *-ńće-, urj-pro *-nśe- (probably akin to the diminutive ending fi -inen -ise-). The original stem before preceding endings other than original *-et-, is *-icc- (e.g. *valic'en, *valiccepi, but urj-fin-pro *valit'ak). However, potential forms were replaced with ones in -nn- by semi-regular sound changes, intensified by degemination of -cc- to -c- and later assimilation to -n- (cf. urj-fin-pro *saictak → potential *sainni). Suffix verb itä itse Forms instrumental verbs from nouns. fi naula nail naulita to nail down fi lääke medicine -itä lääkitä to medicate Forms some verbs indicating acting in a capacity or a profession. fi tulkki interpreter tulkita to interpret Forms various other verbs from nouns or adjectives. fi tarve need tarvita to need fi villi wild -itä villitä to drive wild Usage notes Verbs with this suffix show the weak grade of consonant gradation in the stem, where applicable. In many cases, derived verbs exist alongside verbs ending in fi -ia or fi -ta -(o)ta, e.g. fi himoita to lust beside fi himota from fi himo lust, archaic fi leikitä to play beside fi leikkiä from fi leikki play. It is unclear if these instances are derived directly from the base nouns or as pleonastic derivatives from the shorter verbs. Conjugation -i a Synonyms act in a profession: fi -oida Derived terms fi valita Further reading Etymology 2 fi selvitä From fi urj-fin-pro *-it'ak -ida-. Roughly equivalent to fi -ia -i- verbal + fi -ta translative; compare fi -ittaa. Suffix verb itä ia fi -ta translative translative/reflexive verb suffix Conjugation - i a Derived terms fi selvitä Etymology 3 fi reflexive Suffix verb itä i fi dialectal fi Eastern Finnish fi -ida reflexive Usage notes See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs. Conjugation See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs. References Anagrams fi ait tai Indonesian Etymology id es -ita, influenced by id wanita woman. Pronunciation id /ˈita/ Suffix id suffix used to form some female names id puspa flower Puspita Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia en -ite, ia fr -ite, ia it -ita, ia pt -ita/ia es -ita, all ultimately from ia la -īta, , from ia grc -ίτης. Pronunciation ia /ˈita/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a native, citizen or inhabitant; -ite ia -ana -ano -ese ia Neapole Naples neapolita neaplitan ia Israel Israel israelita Israelite, Israeli ia Moscova Moscow moscovita Muscovite forms nouns from nouns, denoting an member or adherent; -ite ia -ana -ano -ista ia Jacobo James jacobita Jacobite ia Thatcher Thatcher thatcherita thatcherite Usage notes Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males. This suffix is not to be confused with ia -ite rock, mineral. Derived terms ia References Italian Etymology 1 Pronunciation -ìta Suffix past participle f it -ito; forms the feminine singular past participle of regular it -ire verbs it colpire to hit, to strike colpita colpita hit, struck Etymology 2 Nominalization of the past participle form of Etymology 1. Pronunciation -ìta Suffix f used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular it -ire verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb; -th, -ness, -hood it dormire to sleep dormita dormita nap, sleep n it uscire to go out, exit uscita uscita exit n Etymology 3 Learned variant of the suffix in Etymology 2, added especially to it -ere verbs, with antepenultimate stress in imitation of Latin past participles such as la habĭtus from la habēre to have. Pronunciation -i̇ta<post:stress falls on the preceding syllable> Suffix f used to form verbal nouns, especially from it -ere verbs; -th, -ness, -hood it crescere to grow crescita crescita growth it nascere to be born nascita nascita birth Etymology 4 it -ite :lbor la:-īta 1 it la -īta, from it grc -ίτης.-ita Pronunciation -ìta Suffix mfbysense used to create adjectives and nouns that indicate "belonging to"; -ite it Gesù Jesus gesuita gesuita Jesuit it Vietnam vietnamita vietnamita Vietnamese Derived terms it References Anagrams it ait -ati TAI Latin Etymology 1 la -īta :bor grc:-ῑ́της + 1 Suffix -īta<1> m la -ītēs -ite Declension -īta<1> Derived terms la Descendants ca -ita fr -ite it -ita<id:-ite> pt -ita es -ita<id:-ite> Etymology 2 la -īta 1 Suffix la suffix form -īta la -ītus nom//voc f sg ; nom//acc//voc n p Suffix la suffix form -ītā la -ītus abl f sg Etymology 3 la -ita 1 Suffix la suffix form -ita la -itus nom//voc f sg ; nom//acc//voc n p Suffix la suffix form -itā la -itus abl f sg Polish Etymology pl -ite :lbor la:-ītus<alt:-īta><id:adjectival> + 1 Pronunciation Suffix pl suffix m-pr used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.; -ite pl Abraham Abrahamita -ite used to form demonyms; -ite pl Lech Lechita Declension Derived terms pl Portuguese Pronunciation Etymology 1 pt :lbor la:-īta 2 1 Suffix mfbysense -ite a follower or adherent of a given person or thing -ite a descendant of a given historical person -ite forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place pt -ês -ense -eiro -ota Etymology 2 Suffix f pt geology -ite forms the names of rocks and minerals pt -ite -ito Derived terms pt Etymology 3 Suffix fpt diminutive suffixes forms diminutives, especially of feminine nouns Suffix adjective f pt -ito Further reading Spanish Pronunciation Etymology 1 es -ito<id:diminutive> diminutive Suffix f +es diminutive suffixes a suffix indicating a diminutive; es -ito Usage notes The diminutive -ita may be used on masculine nouns ending in -a, and -ito may be used on feminine nouns ending in -o. If the noun ends in -e, -n, or -r, add -cita. If the last consonant is t, add -ica. Also, see es -ito#Usage_notes_2 -ito. Derived terms es diminutive Related terms es -ito -cita -ica -ecita Etymology 2 es -ite :lbor la:-īta ++ 1 Suffix mfbysense es demonym -ite forms demonyms es Vietnam<t:Vietnam> vietnamita<t:Vietnamese> es adherent en -ite//-it follower or adherent of a specified person es Jesús<t:Jesus> jesuita<t:Jesuit> Usage notes The suffix corresponding to -ite denotes persons of both genders: un israelita. Derived terms es demonym es adherent Etymology 3 es mineral Suffix f -ite suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil es cuarzo<t:quartz> cuarcita<t:quartzite> Derived terms es mineral Further reading Tagalog Etymology tl :bor es:-ita<id:diminutive> + 1 Pronunciation Suffix + proper noun tl -ito Usage notes Used to form diminutives of feminine nouns and female names in specific words. Derived terms tl See also tl -ing tl -oy tl -ay